Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV

quote:Syracuse just lost to UConn in Hartford, 66-58, and Jim Boeheim is understandably not in a good mood. But during his press conference, things boiled over a little bit, seemingly out of nowhere. It’s been reported by numerous outlets that Boeheim called ESPN senior writer Andy Katz an “idiot” and told him he was a “disloyal person”. It seems like there’s something we’re missing here – maybe there is some history between the two that we’re unaware of.

re: Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV(Posted by geauxtigs99 on 2/13/13 at 9:31 pm to saintsfan22)

Apparently its over the James Southerland suspension. James and Katz were speaking off the record and Katz reported what James told him about the situation later that night on air at the Syracuse Villanova game. If you are a reporter and given access to a kid in that situation and you report something that was told in confidence well yeah you are an idiot. At least that's the story around the Syracuse media people right now.

re: Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV(Posted by Kracka on 2/13/13 at 9:37 pm to geauxtigs99)

quote:Apparently its over the James Southerland suspension. James and Katz were speaking off the record and Katz reported what James told him about the situation later that night on air at the Syracuse Villanova game. If you are a reporter and given access to a kid in that situation and you report something that was told in confidence well yeah you are an idiot. At least that's the story around the Syracuse media people right now.

If that's the reason, frick Katz. But still there is a time and place for it. Still love Boeheim.

re: Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV(Posted by boXerrumble on 2/13/13 at 9:44 pm to Kracka)

quote:Apparently its over the James Southerland suspension. James and Katz were speaking off the record and Katz reported what James told him about the situation later that night on air at the Syracuse Villanova game. If you are a reporter and given access to a kid in that situation and you report something that was told in confidence well yeah you are an idiot. At least that's the story around the Syracuse media people right now.

re: Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV(Posted by molsusports on 2/13/13 at 9:52 pm to boXerrumble)

quote:Apparently its over the James Southerland suspension. James and Katz were speaking off the record and Katz reported what James told him about the situation later that night on air at the Syracuse Villanova game. If you are a reporter and given access to a kid in that situation and you report something that was told in confidence well yeah you are an idiot. At least that's the story around the Syracuse media people right now.

If this is true in a way it says oddly nice things about Boeheim being trusting of people.

re: Jim Boeheim calls ESPN's Andy Katz an idiot on Live TV(Posted by thenry712 on 2/13/13 at 10:13 pm to memphstigers23)

This is surprising considering that Katz is a pretty well respected journalist. Boeheim should have kept his mouth shut even if his comments were off the record. Nothing is "off the record" these days with Deadspin and Twitter sources breaking rumors without editorial oversight.

Regardless Boeheim needs to keep his kids in line, so that these stories don't even occur.